competition-math

[severe eagle]

I disagree.

[carmine junco]

do i get formula sheets of trig identities

and stuff

[fringe prism]

no

[carmine junco]

fr?

[severe eagle]

you don't

[thorny tusk]

wait wat grade r u in

and how gud are u

[carmine junco]

11th

[thorny tusk]

bruh aint nobody deriving sum of angles for sine during a math comp

[severe eagle]

@glad flame Do you have a rebuttal?

[carmine junco]

but wont that take time

[severe eagle]

👍

[thorny tusk]

gng when did this become a debate competition

[carmine junco]

💀

[thorny tusk]

but it is

[severe eagle]

but it is

[thorny tusk]

usually

[carmine junco]

wait why did i learn it when i was 15

hm

idk man

[thorny tusk]

i learned it when i was whatever age i am now

[carmine junco]

alr ig

[carmine junco]

huh?

no like it was in my syllabus

[thorny tusk]

fah

[carmine junco]

when did u learn calculus?

[thorny tusk]

like what counts as calculus

[carmine junco]

idk like finding area under graph

or finding type- min/max point

no like in exam dawg

[thorny tusk]

uhh like integrals and riemann sums?

[carmine junco]

u told to derive in exam

[thorny tusk]

yea

[carmine junco]

u learnt it when u were 15 damn

[thorny tusk]

im not 15 yet

uhh

not math comps right

yea

but thats

like

[carmine junco]

wtf

dayumn dont make me say it

[thorny tusk]

wait which one did u go to

[carmine junco]

even though my friends call me that

[thorny tusk]

i only went to 2 actual mo

[thorny tusk]

huh

[carmine junco]

u started u sub?

[thorny tusk]

orz

but y would u derive it

in the exam

wait depends on which one

what did u derive

[severe eagle]

because you cant remember everything

[thorny tusk]

uh

in terms of what

[severe eagle]

[carmine junco]

fight guys

cmon

[thorny tusk]

i asked a question

[thorny tusk]

wha

[severe eagle]

@glad flame out of curiosity what subject do you main

(a, c, g, n)

[thorny tusk]

yess

orz

[severe eagle]

what a chad

i main g

[thorny tusk]

orzers orzz

real

[thorny tusk]

g is cool

[severe eagle]

combi sucks

😭

[carmine junco]

g is geometry?

[jaunty ginkgo]

you take that back

RN

combi is the best

[severe eagle]

no

Uncivilised

[low olive]

what is combi

probability?

[jaunty ginkgo]

nah nt sucks, I hate number theory more than I do with geo

[severe eagle]

What

[jaunty ginkgo]

combinatorics

[low olive]

oohh

[severe eagle]

[jaunty ginkgo]

yeah true

[carmine junco]

fr algebra sucks

i hate geometry more ngl

[severe eagle]

except fe

[severe eagle]

why sir

[thorny tusk]

ew

[low olive]

combi and geometry are both hell

[thorny tusk]

combi is worse

[carmine junco]

those shapes give me ocd even tho i dont have ocd

[jaunty ginkgo]

that's understandable

[thorny tusk]

so much casework

[thorny tusk]

fah

[jaunty ginkgo]

[low olive]

that does make sense ig

[severe eagle]

is this the chad way

[low olive]

im suffering with it

[carmine junco]

the ones with calculus and geo esp

[thorny tusk]

am i wrong

[thorny tusk]

reall

i think we're over that

[jaunty ginkgo]

well if you refer to AMC problems then yeah, many of them

What about combinatorial game

[thorny tusk]

welll

those dont count

those count as

t=turbo the snail problems

[carmine junco]

bro......................... it is in my books

[thorny tusk]

t>n>a>g>c

[jaunty ginkgo]

yes it is, majority taking calculus, cuz Asians are majority lol

[thorny tusk]

yea

[severe eagle]

this is also my point

[thorny tusk]

our school needed a test to get in

[severe eagle]

that's why I asked for data

[thorny tusk]

so we all asian

[low olive]

im asian

[thorny tusk]

arent we all

bet

[fringe prism]

fahh

[severe eagle]

well i am

[thorny tusk]

see

[pliant snow]

I'm so so disagree, c >>>>>> n,a,g,t

[thorny tusk]

but

t=turbo the snail problems

[severe eagle]

G > N >> A >>> C

[thorny tusk]

close enough

[pliant snow]

nahhhh

[low olive]

how aare you in love with combi

[severe eagle]

how are people in love with combi

[thorny tusk]

ikr

[pliant snow]

it's actually the only topic I willing to study

[severe eagle]

2022 C6 is nice though

it can be considered a troll

[low olive]

i'd rather do a page of calculus questions than one combi question

[severe eagle]

it trolled ms

[thorny tusk]

wha shortlist?

[thorny tusk]

real

[severe eagle]

isl

[thorny tusk]

huh

[severe eagle]

imo sl

[pliant snow]

cuz it's fun, also it has a lot of reasons and not just some computing and algebra

[thorny tusk]

yea what i meant

hmm

[severe eagle]

geom is more fun

[pliant snow]

it's me, well my alt

[thorny tusk]

mhm

[pliant snow]

[severe eagle]

oh what

[carmine junco]

im sure the entire diaspora of this server would be asian

[thorny tusk]

yall should glaze n more 👍

[pliant snow]

yeah I have like 4 alts here

[low olive]

as long as the question won't get overcomplicated 😔

[thorny tusk]

ig

[carmine junco]

does anyone listen to music and solve questions?

[thorny tusk]

no

[severe eagle]

yes

[thorny tusk]

unless

its school math

[pliant snow]

nahhh, as long as it does not require complex algebra

[carmine junco]

wt if it is calc BC

[thorny tusk]

as long as its games or something not counting and probability its ok

no cases tho

[pliant snow]

counting is fun lol

[carmine junco]

stats sucks even tho im taking econ major

[thorny tusk]

by the time i learn that in school i prolly will depend on music for my mental health

[carmine junco]

who tf enjoys stats

[low olive]

unless you divide it into 999 conditions

[carmine junco]

how old r u?

[thorny tusk]

real

[pliant snow]

There's always some ways you can solve a counting problem w/o doing casework, or at least avoid as much as possible

[thorny tusk]

uhh <15 as i said be4

[pliant snow]

that's the beauti of it

[thorny tusk]

wat if

there just wasnt casework

or very little

no matter what

(everything else thats not combi)

[pliant snow]

idk, I have study combinatorics for 2 years now and I still find myself stupid, idk if I can teach anything

[severe eagle]

me but with geom

[low olive]

i love it when you can put graph into geometry questions 😍 😍

[severe eagle]

graph theory?

or coordinate bash

[thorny tusk]

graph theory i think

[severe eagle]

😭

[low olive]

like umm idk what do i call in english (im suck)

[severe eagle]

i sincerely don't think so

[severe eagle]

what language do you speak

[pliant snow]

oh jezz, graph theory getting complicated so fast, I have not got used to it

[thorny tusk]

but u dont call coords 'graph'

[severe eagle]

its fun

[pliant snow]

true

[severe eagle]

graph theory best combi

[thorny tusk]

no its games

they make u think

[low olive]

oh i meant stereometry lol

[pliant snow]

just counting for god shake, it's what everyone can do and cannot do at the same time haha

[severe eagle]

now i don't know what that is

proj?

[low olive]

raw stereometry is pure hell but putting 3d coordination making it wayyyyy easier

[thorny tusk]

wat if i just cant do counting

[low olive]

if you can

[pliant snow]

you have fingers use them

1 2 3

[thorny tusk]

wats a finger

[fallen apex]

@glad flame ur goated

[thorny tusk]

2, 3, 1

[pliant snow]

[severe eagle]

1, 6, 7

[pliant snow]

well then you ain't do any counting ig

[fallen apex]

what if i count in base 2

[pliant snow]

sure

[fallen apex]

also n>>>>

[thorny tusk]

67

[low olive]

stay away from it

[fallen apex]

https://tenor.com/view/67-6767-676767-cat67-cat-gif-18345003009543756801

[low olive]

💔

[thorny tusk]

mbmb

big '26

[pliant snow]

here, try this counting problem

[low olive]

AHHH GET TI AWAY

[severe eagle]

BOO

🥀

🥀

🥀

🥀

🥀

[pliant snow]

it's fun

trust

[low olive]

it hurts my eyes

[severe eagle]

fr

[low olive]

and my mental health

[pliant snow]

you all are overreacting

[severe eagle]

did you do isl 2022 c6 yet @pliant snow

its a good combi

its easy, very easy for a c6

[pliant snow]

I don't remember it

[severe eagle]

ah

[pliant snow]

Imma search it up wait

[severe eagle]

of course the problem itself has difficulty

[thorny tusk]

bleurgh

[pliant snow]

i don't think I do, okay Imma try it later

[severe eagle]

[pliant snow]

my friend sent me this problem, I found it doable

it's a cool problem

[severe eagle]

recursion

find general form?

im gaming rn so might respond slow

[pliant snow]

nahh, only -1 and 1 sastify

[severe eagle]

ok

[pliant snow]

You might be surprised by how elegant the solution is

It's only like half a page long iirc

[thorny tusk]

o wow

[pliant snow]

Is it just 3D geo w/o coordinate, like the way we do euclidean geo

[low olive]

ye

[pliant snow]

I used to do a lot of those problems

Let me find one

[vagrant dragon]

@fringe prism hi simp

[fringe prism]

hi freshman simp when ur a sophomore

[fringe prism]

hi freshman gooner

[vagrant dragon]

Hi Kyra simp

[amber finch]

<@&268886789983436800>

[proud quest]

Keep it SFW.

[silver forge]

gng

ts frying me

[inland totem]

hmmmm

my precious spring break

[silver forge]

hehehehe

[inland totem]

hmm

[mighty pine]

There is no spring break

[inland totem]

<@&268886789983436800>

[versed dagger]

This is an on topic channel, believe it or not, please don't use the embed privs here to post off topic images, take that to #chill

[inland totem]

hmmm

[pliant snow]

hmmmmm

[bold oar]

https://tenor.com/view/hmmm-thinking-batman-gif-6153870554148391864

[inland totem]

[pliant snow]

https://artofproblemsolving.com/community/c6h1843615p12399270

solution here if you interested

[inland totem]

aops

i might do the problem later

[pliant snow]

yeah it's a national olympiad problem, I couldn't find the solution elsewhere

surprisingly easy for a olympiad problem ngl

[silver forge]

wabbufet

[fringe prism]

bruh cant be that bad

[amber finch]

Yes

[fringe prism]

it’s not

[amber finch]

Stop this or else ive to ping mods

[fringe prism]

stop what

I’m not doing anything

[amber finch]

Off topic. Now stop

[fringe prism]

stop what

[amber finch]

<@&268886789983436800> off topic/spam

[fringe prism]

?

[inland totem]

bruh what

[fringe prism]

ts frying me

ur gonna get slimed for unnecessary ping

[inland totem]

hmm

[viral sierra]

Hello friend

[silver forge]

shut the fuck up

[inland totem]

i do not think that was a necessary ping

[thin pumice]

ts unnecessary bro why ping?

[thin pumice]

FR

[viral sierra]

fr

[viral sierra]

hello friend

[fringe prism]

hi

[viral sierra]

hru friend?

[fringe prism]

fine hbu

[viral sierra]

good. ty gor asking friend

[fringe prism]

ur welcome friend

[vagrant dragon]

hi

[inland totem]

hmm

[fringe prism]

hallo

[rotund onyx]

riveting conversation

[vagrant dragon]

fr

halloa

[fringe prism]

LOL

hi

[frank hornet]

hi!

[bold oar]

henlow

[barren anvil]

🐧

[olive haven]

I was about to ask you for the way you solved it, but I saw you sent this lol. Thank you! Interesting problem

[fringe prism]

hi @vagrant dragon

simp

[fringe prism]

LOLLLLLL

[silver forge]

zelix is epic

[fringe prism]

ur epic

[thorny tusk]

orz

so humble

[inland totem]

zelix=orz=humble

[silver forge]

@fringe prism how does it feel to have so many pets glazing your ahh

[inland totem]

ook

[silver forge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/how-bro-felt-after-saying-that-lion

[inland totem]

ook

[viral sierra]

@fringe prism , how does it feel being this orz

🛐

[fringe prism]

woah guys calm down

[thorny tusk]

so humblee

[inland totem]

humblebee

[viral sierra]

🛐

[thorny tusk]

🛐

ook

[thorny tusk]

dw bro ur gonna be a billionaire soon cuz of all the orz

[fringe prism]

brokillionare

[fringe prism]

na

[thorny tusk]

wow how much did ts guy scroll up

he was just giving a reconsidered answer to your question

[fringe prism]

it aint that deep really

[thorny tusk]

was that an insult

[fringe prism]

what messages

i agree

maybe cuz im a child

[thorny tusk]

real

very smrt child

[inland totem]

uhh what's going on

[fringe prism]

get a life gng

i have a life, do you?

plus i didnt ask

[thorny tusk]

that was so yesterday

[fringe prism]

15*

[tiny eagle]

Anyone know if the phods server is back up

[thorny tusk]

nop

[inland totem]

huh?

[silver forge]

sybau gng 🥀

[fringe prism]

stfu bruh

[silver forge]

noone gives a shi which topic it is

[thorny tusk]

ew is crzy

[silver forge]

pack it up buddy

[inland totem]

why are we lashing out

[silver forge]

not too late to delete btw 🥀

[thorny tusk]

the channel has been so off topic before tho

[fringe prism]

karen of discord

[thorny tusk]

gng did the mods just get pinged for no reason

[silver forge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/cry-baby-75

[tiny eagle]

Yall chill I just asked if the phods server was back up 😭

[inland totem]

idk what happened

[silver forge]

literal infant crying to mods

[inland totem]

not ur fault

[thorny tusk]

yea bad moment ig

[blazing osprey]

ok the tone is a little out of line but the sentiment is right, this channel is not specifically focused on maths

oh

[silver forge]

dont diss zelix

[blazing osprey]

this isn't discussion

[silver forge]

objection maam

actually your correct

[thorny tusk]

fah

[silver forge]

i lowk just wanted to ragebait the karen a bit

[inland totem]

ok js move on now

[thorny tusk]

mhm

[silver forge]

yuh yuh

[thorny tusk]

is anyone doing ctmc

[silver forge]

move on timeee

[fringe prism]

gg

[silver forge]

lmao

w ragebait

[fringe prism]

it wasnt intentional

i was js bored

[silver forge]

i want to

[inland totem]

i'm sry for your trouble orzlord

[silver forge]

but dont i have to go to waterloo

[thorny tusk]

no

well

idk u might have to if ur near waterloo

im in alberta tho

[silver forge]

hell no bro im not near

[thorny tusk]

yea then u dont have to

[silver forge]

i aint driving three hours for ts

[thorny tusk]

does your school have a team

[silver forge]

ill consider it

[silver forge]

not sure

they still havent given back our pascal results yet

[thorny tusk]

dam

that was a long time ago

[silver forge]

did u get urs back

[thorny tusk]

uhh lets say i didnt

[silver forge]

?

wdym

[thorny tusk]

its too bad to tell anyone

[silver forge]

u didnt do?

[silver forge]

go dms i dont judge

[thorny tusk]

nah bro

[inland totem]

hmmm

[gilded halo]

miku enjoyer

[silver forge]

yo you literally just tattled on everyone

noone is gonna do your stuff

[thorny tusk]

chill

[silver forge]

So if i murder someone a year ago, im not guilty

[inland totem]

uhh

rly shouldn't be talking abt this i think

[thorny tusk]

bit extreme no?

[thorny tusk]

yea

[silver forge]

ok ill stop

[thorny tusk]

[near hill]

Could you stop the gif spam, please?

[silver forge]

sorry mr. discord mod

ill take it to dms

[fringe prism]

😭

never saying "na" again

[inland totem]

hmmm

[thorny tusk]

lmao

[versed dagger]

You've been warned repeatedly about gif spam by multiple moderators, but haven't yet faced any consequences, so here are some consequences.

[fringe prism]

Gg.

[zinc ridge]

tuff

[thorny tusk]

oof

was that birdy

what was the consequence

[versed dagger]

It was Birdy, as a general rule about privacy, we don't disclose details about exact punishments given, they're still in the server, so you can DM them and if they want they can share it with you.

Please don't repeat racist memes here. Only warning.

[zinc ridge]

wait

whapwhat did i do

huh

wait i didnt say anything racist😭

i forgot what i said lowk

wtv

[versed dagger]

I'll DM it

[fringe prism]

mb guys

ts my fault

[vagrant dragon]

rip @fringe prism

[thorny tusk]

nah

its the karen's fault

[fringe prism]

hi @vagrant dragon

[fringe prism]

o

[inland totem]

hmm

[vagrant dragon]

dont get banned from here like u did from gd server

[inland totem]

huh

[fringe prism]

all because I said hi

[trim bone]

Thx for keeping this server clean

[severe eagle]

when was the last modping in this channel 💀

[versed dagger]

@trim bone

[fringe prism]

LOL

[fallen apex]

<@&268886789983436800>

[fringe prism]

gg

[fallen apex]

least sus facebook link

[fringe prism]

real lol

[ornate stirrup]

what level would you guys rate this problem

on a scale of toddler to IMO

[idle crater]

this is d3 on mods scale imo

easier than imo p1

[ornate stirrup]

right

so

somwhat AIME level or like that

[fallen apex]

late amc

mid aime maybe

[keen lake]

like d1-2 on mods scale

it is completely trivial when you think about it graphically

ie ||represent (a_n) by colouring in [n-1, n] x [0, a_n] for each n, then when you flip it about the line y=x you get the graphic representation for (b_n)||

[severe eagle]

🥶

[ornate stirrup]

i did it using well ordering principle but that also pretty cool

[keen lake]

what would you rate it

[trim bone]

Wat

[severe eagle]

prolly similar to yours (d2)

[pseudo bolt]

does any1 know good resources for bmo 1,2 or tmua

[inland totem]

hmm

[fallen apex]

There’s some bmo here

But ask mods

There’s a lot of bmo there

[inland totem]

<@&268886789983436800>

[thorny tusk]

mmm

[zinc ridge]

how many hours a day do you have to be actuve for very active

js wondering

[thorny tusk]

lots

[thorny tusk]

hi zelix

[ashen hatch]

oh.. didn't know that was a role. sadly i can't no life all day so... rah

[fallen apex]

Ur active now

[hollow moss]

i am in kenya

how can i apply for it

[ashen hatch]

Yeah ik I’ve been active for a bit but just didn’t know there was one above xd

[empty cairn]

Hi

[near hill]

The precise criteria for the activity roles are deliberately kept secret, in an attempt not to encourage gaming the system.

[vagrant dragon]

@fringe prism

[fringe prism]

oh SH

[fringe prism]

hi

[vagrant dragon]

[fringe prism]

LOLLLL

[inland totem]

hmm

[crisp cobalt]

What type of function is defined with its inverse? Is there a search term I can use to figure out how to solve it?
s(t) = c + .25t + s^-1(.75t-c)

[fallen apex]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bijection
this?

or u can search up inverse function

[crisp cobalt]

Yeah I looked up rules for inverse functions and couldn't find anything about solving this kind of equation

[fallen apex]

oh you just want it solved

well this is called

inverse functional equation i think

i didnt see the f^(-1) in the equaiton at first

[near hill]

I don't think there's any good general procedure for such functional equations.

[fallen apex]

i would just guess it tbh

[near hill]

In order to get something of a handle on it, I think I'd rewrite the equation to

s(t) - c - .25t = s^-1(.75t-c)
s(s(t) - c - .25t) = .75t - c
and then I'd guess that s might be a linear function (since the RHS is linear, and the LHS would be linear too even though s is applied twice there), so I'd set s(t)=at+b, expand , and try to solve for the coefficients a and b.

[near hill]

... which yields two different possibilities for s. They won't be the only solutions, though. They might be the only smooth solutions.

[fringe prism]

ye

[cunning quiver]

What this channel is about?

[fallen apex]

Competition math

💀

[cunning quiver]

How is it different from regular math?

[fallen apex]

Because regular math is not competitive

You compete in competitive math

[cunning quiver]

🤔

[fallen apex]

Search up international math Olympiad past problems for some easy problems related to competition math

For exampl

[cunning quiver]

Is it any related to usamo?

[fallen apex]

I recommend doing the problem 3 or 6 international math Olympiad

They are the easiest problems to do

[fallen apex]

If you want it to be related yes

[severe eagle]

💀

[severe eagle]

Indeed

[cunning quiver]

Hmm, so it covers a wide range of concepts

[zinc ridge]

what the phuck are we talking about

[fallen apex]

no, it's very narrow

olympiad math is not very broad in what it covers

it has a very narrow amount of topics it covers, but goes very deep in what it does cover

(im being serious this time)

[thorny tusk]

idk if this sarcasm or what

[fallen apex]

Man I wonder

[severe eagle]

Is it?

[thorny tusk]

breh

[fringe prism]

LOL

[inland totem]

comp math is actually comp mathing 🥹

[inland totem]

hmmm

i wonder

[viral sierra]

~~ No, too easy ~~

Prove the collatz conjecture instead

[inland totem]

[viral sierra]

hello friend

[viral sierra]

Nah, millenium problems are easier. If you don't prove the reimann hypothesis, i will be dissappointed

[sturdy knoll]

Slmeone rryna look at ts book I’m doing for amc prep

Idk if ts is a waste of time and I should be doing aops vol 1 and 2 instead

[frank hornet]

which one?

[frank hornet]

I think vol 1 and 2 are way better than any other prep books and cover pretty much a lot of topics too.

[sturdy knoll]

It on this site called omega learn

The dude that made it is minda cracked at math and stuff

[sturdy knoll]

I see

If you have time to look at the book I’m referring to lmk if this statement is true

Cuz then I’ll switch

[frank hornet]

is it the mastering amc 8/10/12 one?

[sturdy knoll]

Yeah js thr 10/12

Not 8

[inland totem]

o i like that book

is it the online one

[sturdy knoll]

Yeah

[frank hornet]

ok, so I've done this book and it was mostly helpful for the amc 10.

[inland totem]

hmmm

well it is 10/12 prep

[frank hornet]

it basically covers all of advanced topics needed

[inland totem]

so ye, couldn't hurt

[sturdy knoll]

What abt aime

[sturdy knoll]

I see

[sturdy knoll]

Cuz I’m noy tryna do good on amc and then js crash and burn at aime

[inland totem]

we will all lock in this yr

trust

[sturdy knoll]

Your loke thr all knowing do you think i should continue this book or gonto aops vol 1 and 2

[inland totem]

do both

[sturdy knoll]

I’m genuinely am locking in

[inland totem]

if u feel like it

[frank hornet]

yeah I think it might help with aime too

[sturdy knoll]

I’ve started ts book do I js finish it

[sturdy knoll]

I see

[inland totem]

sure

it's helpful

[sturdy knoll]

Okay

Also by any chance has anyone made usapho

[inland totem]

physics related i'm guessing?

[sturdy knoll]

Yeah

[sturdy knoll]

Wait

So are we thinking that the mastering amc 10/12 book and aops vol 2 is enough for aime qual

And maybe to do good on aime?

[sturdy knoll]

I prolly need more stuff for this

[inland totem]

well more skills to solve problems def means a higher chance to get into aime

but nothing is rly guaranteed

[sturdy knoll]

My goal is to get like the first 15-16 quesyions

And see if i can get some more afyer

Typically when i do practice tests i get around 14-15/15 and then like maybe 2-3 more in quesyions afyer those

[vital talon]

The 2026 MA4G competition is NOW OPEN and will close on April 26, 2026.

https://www.mathandai4girls.org/

I’m part of this program called Math and AI 4 Girls, and we’re hosting a FREE competition for girls in 8th grade or below. You can win up to $1000 in cash, plus awards and recognition! It includes some math/AI problems and short essays, and it’s not timed—you can work on it anytime before April 26.

[inland totem]

hmmm

[fringe prism]

real

[sturdy knoll]

You love ts word dont you

[sturdy knoll]

Bro youve been locked

[fringe prism]

hAIl no

its too hot to do anything

[sturdy knoll]

howd you do at jmo

Dyk

[viral sierra]

This is the 4th server i'm in that is advertising this (not including the MA4G server) 💀

[fringe prism]

no clue, havent checked

proly a(s)s

[sturdy knoll]

bro i flipping hate French

[sturdy knoll]

Nah i believe you did good

[viral sierra]

I'll be dissapointed if you dont mop (jk)

[inland totem]

hmmm

[fringe prism]

ill be too

[sturdy knoll]

he made mop

I believe

[inland totem]

hi zelix=orz

[viral sierra]

Hallo future IMO gold medalist

[fringe prism]

i was in my dreams

LOL

[inland totem]

in real life too

[sturdy knoll]

When do you guy think Evan chens egmo books will come in handy

Like when do I read those

After aime?

[inland totem]

they're good for proof-writing techniques ig

finish vol 2 first

[fallen apex]

proof writing just comes with time

just learn basic proof writing tbh

contradiction, induction, contrapositive mostly

[inland totem]

hmmmm

[fallen apex]

egmo is the best book for olympiad euclidean geometry anyways

[inland totem]

evan chen=goat

wait why am i gray

[fallen apex]

because you are

in general for olympiad math (different than undergraduate math just in case u want to pursue math in undergrad it is different from olympiad in many ways)

algebra: worst thing ever dont indulge
geometry: egmo
combi: something idk
number theory: monts

[inland totem]

algebra isn't that bad

[fallen apex]

the issue is that algebra isnt even algebra a lot of times

[inland totem]

hmmm

[fallen apex]

iykyk

anything not combi, nt, geo, they sjut throw in alg

like the

"other: " on forms

[inland totem]

uh

hmm

ye ig

[fringe prism]

ye

[sturdy knoll]

What’s monts

I also heard ts Evan chen thing called otis

No clue what that is

[fallen apex]

if u wanna pay then go ahead

i still hold the belief u do not need to pay a single dollar to be good at maths

im sure you could do fine just using wikipedia and aops but textbooks are just better at having all the information in one place

[fallen apex]

modern olympiad number theory
(Which i can link here because it is in the public domain)

in case mods see: https://www.academia.edu/44512122/Modern_Olympiad_Number_Theory
not piracy

[inland totem]

hmmmmm

[fallen apex]

if u want other resources i have a ton of oly resources

[fallen apex]

why are you adding me

my dms are open

[inland totem]

wtf

when

[fallen apex]

my dms are open

if u wanna get resources or something just dm me

[inland totem]

idk misclick prolly

[severe eagle]

you do?

[fallen apex]

yes

[severe eagle]

i hope youre being serious

[fallen apex]

i have like 0.2TB of math

[severe eagle]

i need some resources because ive exhausted most of those online

[severe eagle]

[fallen apex]

but most is like

not oly lol

stop adding mer agh

my dms are open

[severe eagle]

mb

[inland totem]

<@&268886789983436800>

[sturdy knoll]

Oh

Nvm

I’m good

[sturdy knoll]

I dmed

[radiant oriole]

wait is this for imo only or is comc allowed

[radiant oriole]

i think otis is the class he teaches or something

[ivory ember]

Any math contest can be discussed here.

[radiant oriole]

alr

[inland totem]

hmmm

[silver forge]

Boths

[swift peak]

quick question, do you guys enjoy doing contest math? like do you feel good after solving a difficult problem? i'm not the only one, right?

[ivory ember]

I'd say that most people are happy after solving a difficult and/or satisfying question

[swift peak]

ok, thats what i thought lol

[thin pumice]

nopeee that should be this whole server tbh

[silver forge]

It feels like a great achievement

The best feeling is thinking for a long time and then one braincell creates a genius idea

[inland totem]

Hmmm

[carmine junco]

guys im doing MAA AMC online how do i check which test centre i can go to

[bold oar]

bro why are you spamming this everywhere

[tight sphinx]

for anyone who's interested in my number theory handout (feedback appreciated!!)

unfinished, still have to finish the excercises part

[silver forge]

interesting

although you could elaborate further on each of the theorums and points

I like the syle and format

[tight sphinx]

I'll probably redo some sections and explain a couple of things better, like Euler's Theorem. I tried to keep some bits a bit shallow to save myself some time and keep it short like intended

[tight sphinx]

Ty I took some inspiration from Evan Chen's CRT handout

[silver forge]

hehe i knew it

[silver forge]

If you dont mind i wanna see the finished product

it would be very helpful for me

once your done ofc

[tight sphinx]

I'll publish it on AOPS some day, I haven't worked on it for weeks, though

Will get it done by June tho (hopefully), going to use it in my motivation letter for participating in the EMC

[carmine junco]

guys how do i find test centres for MAA AMC

in my area

[arctic hatch]

Romanian 7th and 8th grade tie-breaker for the International Junior Mathematics Olympiad

[tiny eagle]

U got a translation?

[inland totem]

hmmm

[lime mesa]

anyone here british and has experience with bmos?

[fallen apex]

Google

Well check your local uni reitu

University

Most big universities tend to host just email math department or something

[ashen hatch]

i took mines at an afterschool center near me

cost some money but yeah pretty simple, paid online then showed up with my stuff and tested

[inland totem]

hmmmm

i should try doing the whole process myself this yr

[novel karma]

How do I get started on research for math I’ve tried emailing some professors but they all rejected me

[ashen hatch]

maybe graduate students could help?

[novel karma]

Hm

Dyk any like not overly prestigious math research programs

[ashen hatch]

ummm not really

icl haven't looked into math research much yet

[silver forge]

so many ppl cheat on amc 10 its crazy

[inland totem]

ts is every maa contest basically

[spark scaffold]

Fill in 1 digit number in boxes to complete the equation

Left to right or right to left

[long garden]

??

are you insinuating that shes cheating

[silver forge]

noo?

just pointing it out for her

Shes a grade nine who does calculus she dont need to cheat

[silver forge]

is it addition? This is not clear at all

[spark scaffold]

Addition

[spark scaffold]

^

[silver forge]

ill do later

im doing a cayley past contest rn

[inland totem]

hmmm

[long garden]

whyd you phrase it like that 😭

[silver forge]

sorry bru i didnt think of it from that perspective

[spark scaffold]

Okay

[long garden]

youre fine lmfao idk im sorry

[ashen hatch]

wild, no one cheated when i took amc 😭

[silver forge]

so many ppl cheat its crazy

they buy answers off the web from ppl in china who did it the previous day

the cutoffs got higher too

[ashen hatch]

oh

damn

[inland totem]

well it should be obv

a lotta perfect scores must mean something's wrong

[ashen hatch]

lol

fair

[silver forge]

i hope they do smth abt it

otherwise participating would be meaningless

[merry delta]

just curious how much time yall spend doing math everyday?

[inland totem]

uhhh

idk on school days 1-2 hrs

and on weekends like 4-5 hrs

[sturdy knoll]

Abiut 1-2 hiurs during school days

Weekends as much as I want or havr tjme for

[ashen hatch]

like an hour on school days

on weekends depending on availablility few hours

(also depending motivation)

for example today rn is my math block, just started studying

[silver forge]

around 2 hrs

at lunch i sometimes solve problems

[silver forge]

alr ill try ts now

[inland totem]

tuff profile pic

[silver forge]

ok done

[silver forge]

Thanks plens

i like your slug too

Lemme take ss

[inland totem]

it's the gaijin snail

the one who sucks cash

[silver forge]

ahhh isee

ok mr. Gaijin slug

[silver forge]

@spark scaffold ts was too easy

18 must be 9+9

and then everything else is just there

[silver forge]

its not war thnder

[inland totem]

ook

[olive haven]

Around 4 hours or sometimes more daily, but that is sometimes to think on just one problem (I am a super slow thinker), doesn’t mean I am oh so productive 💔

[silver forge]

lol

that feeling is tha best

zoning out on a single problem for half an hour

[olive haven]

100%

I zone out on one problem for 3+ hours sometimes 💀

[silver forge]

holy bru what imo level problems is ts

can i try one

[olive haven]

It’s not IMO level at all. I’ve been doing BAMO problems (just search up past papers) and just because I am such a slow thinker and my focus sometimes shifts on proving even the formulas I use, it takes me a while

[silver forge]

ahh those

[olive haven]

Yep, they’re super fun

[silver forge]

i hate them

there are too many words

but for intelligent ppl like you, maybe it will be fun

images are better

[ashen hatch]

is it this? googled a problem set

[sturdy knoll]

True

ive lwk been having bare motivation lately

But like no time

[ashen hatch]

some days ill study like 2 hrs but if i alr did like 4 hrs of hw im doing like 10 mins and crashing

[inland totem]

hmmm

[silver forge]

yes the 2026 one

[inland totem]

i might do this tmrw

[ashen hatch]

ah

[silver forge]

holy

max for me is 3 hrs then i tap out

[sturdy knoll]

Bro how much hw you get

[silver forge]

unless im interested

[sturdy knoll]

I give my homework like a solid 2 hrs

And the rest is getting chat gpted

[inland totem]

i procrastinate too much

[sturdy knoll]

Me too

[silver forge]

lmao

[inland totem]

even though i get basically no homework

💔

[ashen hatch]

comp sci + math (math an hour or so) + reading for ELA + chinese writing work + bio lab work

[inland totem]

chinese yaey

[ashen hatch]

the only class that doesn't give me homework is pe 🥀

[sturdy knoll]

Holy frap

[silver forge]

i got a ton ill show u

but its like extra stuff i find to do

[sturdy knoll]

I have like no cs woro

[ashen hatch]

its like performance task stuff

[sturdy knoll]

Im fone mu Ap create task so I’m js sitting in class

[ashen hatch]

nice

[sturdy knoll]

I don’t do my math unless I’m bored

[ashen hatch]

i need to submit some stuff to the uh

portfolio

[sturdy knoll]

I do too

[inland totem]

💀

[sturdy knoll]

I’m js procrastinating on it

[silver forge]

french, science, and math combined

[inland totem]

wait do i have math homework

ok good

[ashen hatch]

lmao

im at a competition so i have math homework im procrasinating on doing

[inland totem]

hmmmmm

[ashen hatch]

i do NOT wanna graph limacons and flowers fahhh

[ashen hatch]

oh damn

[inland totem]

js ask desmos

[ashen hatch]

i mean igs its easy but

[silver forge]

very

[ashen hatch]

ikik im gonna for those

and the other half of the questions are "whats the equation of this flower" type

[silver forge]

tf u mean flower

[ashen hatch]

ummm

like with polar graph?

i dont know how to explain it

[inland totem]

uhh

fancy mathy math

[ashen hatch]

like this

on a special type of graph called polar graph

[silver forge]

ts just circle formula but one steroids

+trig

[inland totem]

<@&268886789983436800>

[silver forge]

<@&268886789983436800>

[ashen hatch]

ermmm sorta

polar graph is like based on (x, y) turns into (radius, angle)

heres limacons, the other thing we're learning

[inland totem]

ye i kinda forgor i wrote this

[ashen hatch]

mm ic

[silver forge]

ts like uni level stuff

like discrete math course

bro arent you in hs evelyn

Orz

[inland totem]

orz

[ashen hatch]

ye

[ashen hatch]

this is in my precal course tho

[silver forge]

weird

canada isnt this advanced

[ashen hatch]

maybe AP just covers more in depth than your curicullum?

[silver forge]

ap explains a lot

[ashen hatch]

this is like a video in ap classroom from college board

oh yeah also we're learning cardoids. so thats the more advanced part of the lesson

[silver forge]

Hmm

yall are learning a ton of useful functions

[ashen hatch]

igs idk

[silver forge]

Those can be helpful for math compe

[ashen hatch]

oh

ic

[inland totem]

i'm sad i can't go to precalc in 8th

[silver forge]

https://klipy.com/gifs/trifoullit-aura-triffoullit-gdb

[silver forge]

also plens whats your ethnicity

[ashen hatch]

9th then? meh its alr u have time or if ur school aint bitchy about it like mine js skip ab

[inland totem]

asian

[inland totem]

ook

[thorny tusk]

same

[inland totem]

hmmmmmmmm

[silver forge]

chinese?

[inland totem]

ye

[silver forge]

same lmao

[silver forge]

ye

[ashen hatch]

我喜欢数学，不喜欢数学老师。。。

[inland totem]

hmmm

[silver forge]

why tho

some r very good

depends on your luck

[ashen hatch]

i mean its like she gets the curicullum done but likeeee

she gives us so much work

[viral sierra]

same, so i'll just pass the aps during the summer.

[ashen hatch]

like in addition to a "take home practice ap exam"

[silver forge]

extra practice

[inland totem]

my counslor WONT FUCKING LISTEN

[ashen hatch]

we also have in person mock aps on the exam

[inland totem]

i've asked her like 5 times atp

[ashen hatch]

and then review every day until the end of the month

[silver forge]

maybe he thinks your eccentric

[inland totem]

she

[ashen hatch]

😭 no placement tests or anything?

[silver forge]

oh

[ashen hatch]

my counselor also doesnt like me

[viral sierra]

sameeeee. and its sooo annoying. the school board is like, the maximum we can allow is the accelarated program. bro i did it in 3-4 grade 😭

[inland totem]

i need to talk to my counseler abt the aps over the summer

[silver forge]

Prob cuz yall r elite math geekers

[ashen hatch]

she wanted to put me in the non honors "advanced 9th grade class"

[inland totem]

and she isn't listening

[silver forge]

like the extremist side

[inland totem]

i touch grass

[near hill]

Do you need to take their counsel?

[carmine junco]

how do i check if it has it

[ashen hatch]

ummm

[silver forge]

debatable

[ashen hatch]

maybe js google like amc10 testing centers

[inland totem]

trust

[viral sierra]

ask the hs teachers, trust. they are prolly more prone to listening

[ashen hatch]

idk

yeah reach out to the people at the math department

[inland totem]

my math teacher doesn't rly know either

and the math dept won't listen either

[silver forge]

Teach just want they pay bruu

[ashen hatch]

my math teacher called my counselor and argued with her and thats how i ended up here

[inland totem]

they said that there's "no current test to skip Algebra ii"

[silver forge]

w teacher

[viral sierra]

at least you have a math dpt

[inland totem]

hmmm

[silver forge]

algebra 2 is so american

[ashen hatch]

damn

[viral sierra]

our school system had a math dept... until i started 6th grade

[ashen hatch]

like by math dept wdym

like

[silver forge]

wtf happened to it

[ashen hatch]

i mean we dont have dept really its just made up of the teachers

[silver forge]

evelyn do u go to any schools in markham

or r u not canadian

[viral sierra]

they downgraded the lead, and the lead was the one person that let me self study calc during class

[ashen hatch]

i am in america

[silver forge]

o

[viral sierra]

state?

[ashen hatch]

cali

[viral sierra]

😭

[viral sierra]

atp js self study

[ashen hatch]

fr

[inland totem]

Hmm

I do

[viral sierra]

same

[inland totem]

What are u self studying

[viral sierra]

calc

• random oly

[inland totem]

Nice

[viral sierra]

wbu?

[inland totem]

Diff we

Autocorrect

Differential equations